speaking of women speaking in church, the lifetime network has a new program called “PREACH” about 4 “prophetesses” and their “protégé’s”. the above link is to the first hour long episode which I had the “blessing” to watch last night. hilarious, it’s a clown show with as much wigs, makeup, and bitchiness that you would find in an episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
completely ridiculous.
I don’t recommend you watch the whole hour, the first 2 minutes will give you an idea what this is about. I’m sure this is what Paul was talking about when he said women should keep quiet in the church. LOL.
oh, and I forgot to mention, one of the “prophetesses” claims to have raised a man from the dead. such a pity that these modern day resurrections never get caught on camera.
arch, It’s me – the stranger who has a tendency to disappear and reappear when least expected. I’ve been busy putting time in with writing, family, and a few other activities. My world is quite a beautiful one now and I would like to remain in touch, so I’ve jumped on board after so much unnecessary time passing with regards to your invitation. Sorry about that. I can be terrible about that.
Word of warning – this version of WordPress isn’t set up to nest replies beneath comments – you either have to go to the trouble of repeating something in the comment to which you’re replying or no one will know who you’re addressing.
The curmudgeon who runs this blog won’t change for anything, so whatayagonnado?
Welcome, Barry! I really enjoyed reading the message you posted to Think Atheist. Congratulations on finding your way out! Would you mind if I reposted what you wrote so it doesn’t stay buried in a comment on one of my old posts? It would give the other regulars here a better introduction to you as well. If you’re not comfortable with that, no worries — I would understand.
Again, welcome to the blog! And feel free to chime in any time the mood hits you!
“Still trying to cover yourself in ink?” Yes, Arch! I am! I will be going this Thursday to hopefully finish up my right shoulder. I also got another one on the left of my abdomen, though going to have to balance the left with one on the right, and then it’s just the back from there. No more after that – at least not planned.
Peter, personal tragedy often has a funny way of making one re-evaluate. I, admittedly, am one of the lucky ones though as I came out the other end a whole lot better. Not very many people do. They either bury themselves deeper, collapse, or just let things end. But then, tragedy that sets you free can often be scary.
I couldn’t help noticing that you had to go by “barryadamson2,” probably for the same reason I had to use, “archaeopteryx1,” instead of archaeopteryx – WP told me, “Archaeopteryx is already taken,” and it was – BY ME! Stupid WP!
“i’m just an idiot 🙂” – Only when you bend over backward to accommodate the likes of Mad Mike – then I concur. People like Mike just view courtesy as a green light to hit the accelerator and run roughshod over you.
I liked this especially: “…your source of moral authority is a Trinity consisting of an unmarried Father, an illegitimate Son, and a Spirit who got someone else’s fiancée pregnant….“
Wow, that’s an excellent post. I really liked this illustration:
But it’s still just a story. If you’re preaching a sermon about God to an auditorium full of people, and you accidentally drop your Bible, God can’t pick it up and hand it back to you. He’s just a character in a story. You could tell yourself a story in which you dropped your Bible and God did hand it back to you, but that would only happen in the story, not in real life. The limits of the story are the limits of God.
Finding Truth 
I just got to watch the video as I (correctly) assumed it was NSFW. Hahahahaha!
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http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/preach/video/season-1/episode-1/deliverance
speaking of women speaking in church, the lifetime network has a new program called “PREACH” about 4 “prophetesses” and their “protégé’s”. the above link is to the first hour long episode which I had the “blessing” to watch last night. hilarious, it’s a clown show with as much wigs, makeup, and bitchiness that you would find in an episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
completely ridiculous.
I don’t recommend you watch the whole hour, the first 2 minutes will give you an idea what this is about. I’m sure this is what Paul was talking about when he said women should keep quiet in the church. LOL.
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oh, and I forgot to mention, one of the “prophetesses” claims to have raised a man from the dead. such a pity that these modern day resurrections never get caught on camera.
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Nate,
Did you get my message that Pastor Bill responded to you?
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Sure did, Gary. Thanks for the reminder though. I got distracted with all the recent craziness.
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arch, It’s me – the stranger who has a tendency to disappear and reappear when least expected. I’ve been busy putting time in with writing, family, and a few other activities. My world is quite a beautiful one now and I would like to remain in touch, so I’ve jumped on board after so much unnecessary time passing with regards to your invitation. Sorry about that. I can be terrible about that.
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Barry! There you are! I bragged about you so long ago, I’m sure everyone has forgotten what I said.
(https://findingtruth.wordpress.com/2014/10/09/open-conversation-part-3/?c=22295#comment-22295)
Word of warning – this version of WordPress isn’t set up to nest replies beneath comments – you either have to go to the trouble of repeating something in the comment to which you’re replying or no one will know who you’re addressing.
The curmudgeon who runs this blog won’t change for anything, so whatayagonnado?
Still trying to cover yourself in ink?
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Arch, thanks for posting that link to Barry’s story. And Barry thanks for telling your story.
I always find it interesting what causes people to re-evaluate and formulate their views.
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Welcome, Barry! I really enjoyed reading the message you posted to Think Atheist. Congratulations on finding your way out! Would you mind if I reposted what you wrote so it doesn’t stay buried in a comment on one of my old posts? It would give the other regulars here a better introduction to you as well. If you’re not comfortable with that, no worries — I would understand.
Again, welcome to the blog! And feel free to chime in any time the mood hits you!
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“Still trying to cover yourself in ink?” Yes, Arch! I am! I will be going this Thursday to hopefully finish up my right shoulder. I also got another one on the left of my abdomen, though going to have to balance the left with one on the right, and then it’s just the back from there. No more after that – at least not planned.
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Nate, it’s perfectly fine for you to repost what I wrote on Think Atheist.
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Peter, personal tragedy often has a funny way of making one re-evaluate. I, admittedly, am one of the lucky ones though as I came out the other end a whole lot better. Not very many people do. They either bury themselves deeper, collapse, or just let things end. But then, tragedy that sets you free can often be scary.
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If you’re into Sci-fi, you might want to read Ray Bradbury’s “The Illustrated Man.”
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I couldn’t help noticing that you had to go by “barryadamson2,” probably for the same reason I had to use, “archaeopteryx1,” instead of archaeopteryx – WP told me, “Archaeopteryx is already taken,” and it was – BY ME! Stupid WP!
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Arch, shame on me for not noticing sooner, but when did you port your stuff over to a new WP blog? I like the name and the theme layout, btw.
— oops, disregard this. I somehow clicked the wrong thing!
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never mind my last comment, arch. i’m just an idiot 🙂
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“i’m just an idiot 🙂” – Only when you bend over backward to accommodate the likes of Mad Mike – then I concur. People like Mike just view courtesy as a green light to hit the accelerator and run roughshod over you.
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Yeah, but then he proves to any objective observers that he deserves to be banned.
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I didn’t see any complaints.
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I just like to be sure. 🙂
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“I just like to be sure. 🙂” – Sometimes you just have to take a leap of faith —
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Nice! 😀
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For Barry and Peter – this, from “Deacon Duncan,” – a good read —
http://freethoughtblogs.com/alethianworldview/2014/05/04/everything-we-need-to-know-about-god/#more-1662
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I liked this especially: “…your source of moral authority is a Trinity consisting of an unmarried Father, an illegitimate Son, and a Spirit who got someone else’s fiancée pregnant….“
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Wow, that’s an excellent post. I really liked this illustration:
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